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John Franklin (Jack) Thomas, 89

January 23, 2024 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

John Franklin (Jack) Thomas passed away on January 21, 2024, at Aspen Place Health Campus in Greensburg, Indiana. Jack was born February 6, 1934. the son of James Plumber & Alene Ruth (Allen) Thomas, in […]

Jayne Ellen Varney, 97

January 23, 2024 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Jayne Ellen Varney, 97, went on to her heavenly home on January 19, 2024 at Aspen Place, Greensburg, Indiana. She was born in Bucyrus, Ohio November 18, 1926 to parents Harry L. and Rebecca A. […]

Donald Nelson “Donnie” Alford, 81

January 23, 2024 Annie Nunley

Donald Nelson “Donnie” Alford, 81, of Rising Sun, IN, on Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at The Waters of Rising Sun. Don was born in Cincinnati, OH on October 22, 1942, a son of the late […]

Ripley County Community Foundation welcomes new interns

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation welcomed its newest interns this month, Phoebe Kroen and Connor Miles. The foundation’s internship program seeks to, “engage local young people into the work of the […]

Bill supporting Metamora operations passes committee

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) presented Senate Bill 209 to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources at the Statehouse last Thursday, January 18. The bill would establish the division of historic sites within the Indiana […]

UPDATE: Winter Weather Advisory canceled

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Southeastern IN) – The Winter Weather Advisory that was set to expire at Noon Tuesday has been canceled. The National Weather Service says air and pavement temperatures have warmed enough above freezing that any falling […]

North Decatur’s Lady Chargers Conquers Southwestern

January 23, 2024 Annie Nunley

North Decatur Lady Chargers 8th-grade team hosted a conference for Southwestern last Thursday. The Lady Chargers came out on top 42-21 starting their conference record at 1-0. Leading the way for ND was Brooklyn White […]

Amack’s awards grants to several local organizations

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Batesville, IN) – Six local organizations were recently awarded a total of $11,000 as part of the Amack’s Well Annual Give Back program. Amack’s Well Community Coffee House in downtown Batesville is a non-profit coffee […]

Mobile recycling collections re-set for this weekend

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Decatur County, IN) – One of the casualties of this past weekend’s snow and bitterly cold temperatures was the Decatur County Mobile Recycling collection on Saturday. As a result of the postponement, regularly scheduled stops […]

Skier flown to hospital; second suffers broken leg on the slopes

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

(Lawrenceburg, IN) – Two skiers were injured in separate incidents at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg Monday afternoon. One of the injured skiers fell and suffered a head injury. He was taken by Air Care […]

Police Blotter 1/22/24

January 23, 2024 Tom Snape

Jim’s Journal, January 23, 2024

January 23, 2024 Jim Williams

Tonight, we have a game and a quarter of basketball coming up for you on WRBI… well, a little less… more like 3 quarters of a quarter, just under 6 minutes. That’s because we’ll start […]